Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 May 2026
324. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of expenditure, by expenditure category, on medical negligence claims including awards and fees and other expenditure types, for each year 2021-2025 and so far in 2026, in tabular form. [38434/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury and third-party property damage claims on behalf of State authorities.
The SCA has provided me with the information set out below.
The information contained within this document was extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
The following table contains the transactional amounts paid by the State Claims Agency under the Clinical Indemnity Scheme, that are associated with claims and a small number of incidents and inquests. It excludes claims recorded against other designated schemes. This amount is inclusive of VAT.
It includes payments between 01/01/2021 and 30/04/2026 and is correct as of 01/05/2026.
|
Transaction Type |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 (to end of April) |
|
Damages |
278,444,654 |
275,546,426 |
251,830,045 |
192,663,075 |
210,218,229 |
66,206,561 |
|
Agency Legal Costs |
24,983,346 |
23,021,004 |
28,304,046 |
31,942,823 |
31,218,593 |
12,234,817 |
|
Plaintiff Legal Costs |
43,062,795 |
53,096,047 |
61,579,819 |
68,662,595 |
64,853,120 |
21,887,819 |
|
Expert Costs |
7,307,562 |
7,944,956 |
10,646,566 |
12,103,868 |
13,413,353 |
4,644,609 |
|
Grand Total |
353,798,356 |
359,608,434 |
352,360,476 |
305,372,361 |
319,703,295 |
104,973,806 |
